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Six Track and Field Student-Athletes Qualify for NCAA First Round
By: Maddie Omana Story Links HANOVER, N.H. – Six Dartmouth men’s and women’s track and field athletes have qualified for the NCAA First Round at the University of North Florida, as announced by the NCAA selection committee on Thursday afternoon. Student-athletes must be in the top 48 of their respective events […]
HANOVER, N.H. – Six Dartmouth men’s and women’s track and field athletes have qualified for the NCAA First Round at the University of North Florida, as announced by the NCAA selection committee on Thursday afternoon.
Student-athletes must be in the top 48 of their respective events to qualify for the first round. Following the first round, the top 12 in each event will advance to the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which are being held in Eugene, Ore., from June 11-14.
Madeleine Locher, Jada Jones, and Andie Murray will be representing the Big Green in the Sunshine State. On the men’s side, J’Voughnn Blake, Max Klein, and Albert Velikonja will be competing. This is all six student-athletes’ first time qualifying for the NCAA First Round.
Locher punched her ticket to Jacksonville with a 33:39.91 finish in the 10,000m, putting her at 30th in the region. Jones, the reigning 200m Ivy League Champion, ranks 30th regionally after she ran a 52.99 in the 400m. Murray put herself at 48th in the 800m with a time of 2:05.32.
Blake qualified for the men’s 800m after ranking 30th in the east with his 1:47.72 mark. Klein ranks 34th in the shot put following his 18.28m throw at the Outdoor Ivy League Championships. Velikonja qualified for the 5000m with his 13:46.44 finish, putting him at 39th in the region.
The NCAA First Round is slated to start in Jacksonville, Fla., next Wednesday at 6 p.m.